ClassificationsArt of the Americas
Vessel with Incised Heads
Place CreatedPeten, Guatemala, North America
CultureMaya
PeriodEarly Classic
Date250-500 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions4 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (12.4 x 14 cm)
Object number1990.011.067
Exhibition HistorySeeing with New Eyes: Pre-Columbian Art from the Thibideau Collection, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, March 4 - October 13, 1992MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 10, figure 8.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, March 3, 1971.
Status
On viewCollections
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711-830 CE
ca. 550-675 CE